Bottle-holder.



W. ML MAYO.

BOTTLE HOLDER.

APPLIQATION TILED MAR. 25, 1911.

1,005,447. Patented Oct. 10,1911.

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WILLIAM M. MAYO, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

BOTTLE-HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

Application filed March 25, 1911. Serial No. 616,891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM M. MAYO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to bottle holders and more particularly to thatclass of holders that are used for holding nursing, feeding, medicinebottles and the like.

The objects of my invention are to provide a device of this kind whichshall have means by which the holder can be utilized without thenecessity of clamping it to a bed post, table or similar article, orwhich can be placed on the bed easily accessible to the one using it andhave a foot thereon which can be placed under the pillow on which thepersons head having use of this device is resting.

A further object of my invention is to provide in such a device meansfor adjustment in many positions so that it will be ready for all theexigencies that naturally arise.

Another object is to provide means whereby the bottle used can bereadily tilted to a desirable angle.

Other objects will become apparent as my invention is fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate an embodiment of myinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottle holder embodyingthe invention; Fig. 2 is a detail of a sliding and tilting bar; and Fig.3 is a detail perspective view of a carrier.

In the appended drawings which illustrate one form of my invention 1 isthe main stem of a bottle holder having a lower portion bent to form acircular foot 2 and has mounted thereon a slide 3 which has its outerend 4L slightly curved to tilt a holder 5. The other end 6 of the slide3 is bent on itself and drilled to fit the stem 1 and is provided with aset screw 7 for securing the bar while in any position that it isdesired to hold the slide bar 3. The holder 5 is preferably constructedof a strip of material having clamps S at either end for holding abottle securely in position. A pair of teeth 9 are formed on the bottomof this holder 5, which loosely engage with the slide bar 3 and permit acertain amount of sidewise motion to the holder 5, which provides forthe general movement of the one using the bottle, and prevents the meansfor conducting the liquid from the bottle from being pulled from out ofthe same. A hole 10 is provided at the end portion of the slide bar 3for a peg 11 which is inserted when the carrier 5 is on the slide to actas a stop and prevent the {)lOlClQI from being knocked off the slide Inoperation the foot 2 of the stem 1 is placed under the pillow and theslide bar 3 is adjusted up or down and angularly to suit the person forwhom the holder is provided, and the set screw 7 is threaded in andclamps the stem 1. The bottle is then clamped in the holder 5 and theholder is moved to a convenient position on the bar 3. Should it bedesirable to tilt the bottle to any extent it is slid toward the end 4of the bar 3 where the twisted portion tends to tilt the carrier withthe bottle upwardly and pour out the content-s. The peg 11 is thenplaced in the hole 10 to prevent the carrier 5 from being accidentallyknocked off.

It willbe seen that should the person make any little motions that willbe transmitted through the conducting attachments on the bottle, thatthe carrier will slightly oscillate and take care of the pull on thebottle and thereby prevent the tube or its equivalent from being pulledout. The particular advantage of the bent part 6 of the slide 3 is thatshould the set screw 7 become unloosened it will keep the bar inposition because of the clamping action of such an arrangement, or itwill induce the slide with its carrier and bottle to slip down graduallyand prevent any detrimental efiects which would be apt to occur if thisdevice had not been provided.

The general design and arrangement of parts of the forms shown adaptthemselves to easy manufacture and provide for many advantages which areparticularly desirable in the use for which this holder is intended. Itis, of course, understood that this holder can be used on a chair ortable put beside the bed of the person that has need of it or in anyother convenient way that may suggest itself, but is particularlyintended to be used inside a cot or bed under the head or body of aninfant as there is less likelihood of it being upset or knocked overwhile in that position.

Among the advantages of my invention are the adjustability vertically,horizontally and angularly of the device, the provision for eliminatingthe possibility of severe strains on the tube in the bottle, caused bythe actions of the child or other person using it, the feature ofpreventing the bottle from being accidentally knocked oi? the carrier,the property of tilting the bottle and the prevention of the bottlefalling on the head of the person, should the set screw come loose,together with the applicability of the device to practically anylocation without special provision being made necessary for it.

Obviously while my construction shows but one arm, I anticipate the useof several and also the use of entirely flat ones or ones that aretwisted in other parts than those shown in the drawings, and in theholder I anticipate the use of other types of flexible bands than shown,or a type of box for holding the bottle, but I prefer that shown becauseof its simplicity and in the stem I anticipate other forms ofadjustability and I do not wish to limit myself in any way other thanthat necessitated by the prior art as many modifications of myconstruction may be made without departing from the stem, said slidebeing torsionally bent, a'

carrier for a bottle having teeth for engaging said slide, and a stopfor preventing said carrier being knocked off said slide.

2. A bottle holder comprising in combination a main stem having a footformed on the lower end thereof, a slide vertically and angularlyadjustable on said stem, said slide having a portion torsionally bent, acarrier for a bottle having clamps thereon and provided with teeth forengaging said slide, and a stop for preventing said carrier beingknocked off said slide.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

WILLIAM M. MAYO.

IVitnesses G120. S. LIVINGSTON, A. P. CONNOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

